Claudio Canigia He is a former Argentine footballer who was an important striker for his country in the 1990s.
However, despite being in good physical shape, “Kani”, as he was nicknamed, did not attend World Cup in France 1998
Today Kanidzha He’s turning 56 and we’re telling you the story of why he didn’t go to that World Cup.
Referred to as one of the best footballers in all of Argentina, he was Diego Maradona’s teammate at the 1990 World Cup in Italy.
The reason is that “Kani” did not follow the rules of the then technical Daniel Pasarella, who asked players with long hair to cut themselves.
According to Pasarella, at the time he was reading a study in which he claimed that a soccer player with short hair could match himself eight to nine times per game.
Whereas a player with long hair could do this 100 times while the commitment lasted.
Pasarella wanted the players to be well concentrated, so they He asked for a haircut.
Gabriel Omar Batistuta He was a former striker of the national team, he was one of those who carried out the order and ended up going to the World Cup.
While Caniggia and another important player, Fernando Redondo, disobeyed said order and were therefore unable to attend the World Cup.
Given the situation, Redondo at the time explained how Pasarella’s request for haircut.
He called me and we met at hotel palace madrid. He asked me to cut my hair and I told him I wouldn’t. Passarella told me: Selection is above men and names. When it came to the press, he stated that the hair issue was actually a side issue, that he didn’t call me because I didn’t want to play on the left. A giant lie,” Redondo said.
“And from there, there was no turning back for me. I understand and respect but hair is part of my personality. I’m a football player, but before that I’m human and I feel so good.
I missed the chance to play in the second World Cup right after winning the Champions League with Madrid and it was very painful for me. But I’m going back to the beginning: at any cost, no. These are the values that my parents instilled in me, ”concluded the former player RealMadrid.
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Source: La Opinion
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